Too Soon to Panic: A Tennis Memoir - Rilegato

Forbes, Gordon

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ISBN 10: 1558215662 ISBN 13: 9781558215665

Casa editrice: Lyons Pr, 1997

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The South African tennis player reflects on his experiences around the world at different pro-tennis tournaments, and discusses his background, family, and political views

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Gordon Forbes, professional tennis player in the fifties and sixties, has gained certain immortality in his eloquent and hilarious best-selling memoir, A Handful of Summers. Too Soon to Panic is Forbes's long-awaited sequel.With complete entrÉe into the sport's hidden corners and the keen insights and scrutiny of a writer undercover, Forbes reveals the goings-on of the international tennis circuit from the late sixties to the early nineties - first as a player, and then as an observer. Too Soon to Panic is a court-level look at the tour from the era of Arthur Ashe through the reigns of Vilas and Borg and into the period dominated by Steffi Graf and Andre Agassi.Consorting with the top players, coaches, and myriad other characters of the tennis world, Forbes bears witness to their moments of great triumph, humiliating defeat, bad behavior, and daring escapades. He has troubles of his own, constantly battling bouts of panic and an astonishing sleepwalking affliction. Along with Abe Segal, his outrageously funny doubles partner, he travels the world from Wimbledon to the U.S. Open and beyond, bounding from one adventure to the next in an effort to make sense of the world of tennis and the world at large. Too Soon to Panic is a heartfelt and hugely entertaining chronicle of his days on the courts of life. (61/4 X 91/4, 340 pages)

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Book by Gordon Forbes Peter Ustinov

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• Editore: Lyons Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 1558215662
• ISBN 13: 9781558215665
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 315